So I gaze on you in the sanctuary

Psalm 63: 1-2
O God, you are my God, for you I long
For you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
Like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.

This is from Morning Prayer today, and must say that it sums up how I feel at Mass this week. I cannot help but gaze upon the Christ-child in the Nativity set with amazement. God truly is with us. He is the living God!

But this goes daily, all year, with the Eucharist. I cannot help but be amazed at the love of God—a love so great that it cannot be expressed by human words. And that great love is crammed into something so simple yet extravagant as the Eucharist!

I leave on New Year’s Eve for a two week mission trip in Nicaragua with the seminary. Please pray for us all. Then I will spend a week on retreat, followed by three days in Washington, DC for the March for Life. Classes begin January 22. Please keep us all in your prayers.

Merry Christmas (because Christmas only began on December 25)!!